Newington College - Grounds and Founder’s Building, including interiors

Item details


Name of item:	Newington College - Grounds and Founder’s Building, including interiors
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Education
Category:	School - Private
Primary address:	244 Stanmore Road, Stanmore, NSW 2048
Local govt. area:	Inner West

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
244 Stanmore Road	Stanmore	Inner West			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Newington College is a major private school and many of its pupils have gone on to become leading professional and business men. It forms an important site for historical, social and aesthetic reasons.
	Date significance updated: 11 Jan 12
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Thomas Rowe
Physical description:	The rusticated stone wall and large, treed grounds which face Stanmore Road are an important streetscape element for this area and they provide one of the few large, open spaces in the district. Stanmore Villa, the old Methodist Church and the Founders Hall are important elements within the grounds.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Good
	Date condition updated:19 Jan 99
Modifications and dates:	A series of modifications over time.


Current use:	Part of college

History


Historical notes:	The College was founded by the Methodist Church in 1863, then being located at 'Newington' on the Parramatta River. In 1869 John Jones left his 13a estate at Stanmore to the Church and the school moved there in 1880. (Architect: Thomas Rowe). Enrolments increased rapidly and the school has been enlarged on many occasions.

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	State-
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	Local
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	State-
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	Local
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	State-
Integrity/Intactness:	The buildings and grounds remain intact and retain their integrity.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Recommended management:


	Continue maintenance program

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date
Local Environmental Plan	Marrickville Local Environmental Plan 2011	I264	12 Dec 11
Within a conservation area on an LEP	within draft cons. area Marrickville LEP 2001
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Marrickville Heritage Study	1986	2.57	Fox and Associates	November 1984	No
Marrickville Heritage Study Review	1997	2030099	Tropman & Tropman Architects	1997-1999	Yes

References, internet links & images

None

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2030099
File number:	2.57

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